BJP’s 4-pronged attack on Brand Kejriwal, AAP-Congress tussle in Delhi & implications for INDIA bloc

#CutTheClutter
Delhi’s political landscape is heating up ahead of the assembly elections, with the BJP launching a full-fledged campaign to challenge the AAP. The AAP-BJP contest is intertwined with the broader dynamics of national politics, particularly the INDIA bloc. The Congress party and AAP have a fraught relationship, with Congress accusing AAP of eroding its base in Delhi, Punjab, and other states. Watch Episode 1580 of #CutTheClutter, where ThePrint Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta talks about BJP’s anti-incumbency strategy, attack on Brand Kejriwal and implications of fraught AAP-Congress relations for the INDIA bloc.
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[@SumitKumar-yw3pb]

Yesterday RBI released the data of RECO ratio where Delhi spending was 10.3 compare to national average of 5.2, which in short mean they are spending more on salaries and subsudies, instead of Infrastructure and future. This election AAP is promising even more, which is followed by other parties. We as a nation need to stop this madness otherwise we will broke down our country.

[@satvikmishra0]

But still there is more infrastructure development in Delhi in past 10 years than earlier… maybe more efficiency is a better term… I mean with that high RECO ratio… still Delhi has best schools and hospitals… and that too free… metro construction of more than 450km… 38 new flyovers, 10000 (10k) km of new roads, 6800 km of sewer lines construction, 4000 (4K) km of water lines, CCTV increase from 25000 (25K) to 300000 (3L) (most in the world), Street lights increase from 66000 (66k) to 400000 (4L)…. I think Delhi Govt. Is much better than govt. neither doing much infrastructure development nor giving any welfare to public

[@satvikmishra0]

The problem with your argument is that you are saying this is wrong… but WHY?? You dont have any answer… it will break down nation but HOW??

[@motei1853]

Dude no body gives a damm about that. BJP kept crying revidi revdi and quickly realized it has to do it else it won't win. This argument of how much subsidy who gave has become a mute point. Unfortunately vast majority of indians have become poorer than before and live on welfare now.

[@MANTOINDIA]

Tou Mean ROCE ?

[@MANTOINDIA]

@@satvikmishra0 Are all of the Delhi government's efforts mentioned by you? Being THE capital, Delhi has GODzilla revenue, and the GOI covers the majority of the capital costs (Pun Intended) . AK is squandering on Sheesh Mahals, the media, and MLAs. Delhi must realize that this cannot continue indefinitely. Learn more about the most recent self-made financial catastrophe in Delhi. GOI must charge for the costs they incur.

[@rajaramakutty9088]

Brand Kejriwal? Must be some liqour brand 😜😜

[@prak_art_i]

so is the liqour ban any better?

[@ganeshadsul656]

Shekarji We know that Kejriwal has settled immigrants in Delhi and Ravdi cultural created by him now everywhere in Indai and now last not the least creating chaos in delhi eveynow and then

[@xxyz2023]

Didn't Union Minister announce that the union govt had relocated Rohingya to EWS flats in Delhi's Bakkarwala area, providing them with all amenities & protection in 2022 itself?

[@anirudhsharma2720]

@@xxyz2023 So that they remain at one place. Pappu

[@xxyz2023]

The union govt is the one that decided to bring rohingya in Delhi City & gave them all govt housing & other facilities. But you will believe it's all actually intended to keep them in area, which happens to be Delhi. You blame Delhi state govt about infiltrators, but Delhi state govt doesn't control India's border security. In fact Delhi police, who is responsible for maintaining law & order in the capital, reports directly to the Union govt, not the state govt.

[@motei1853]

@@anirudhsharma2720 and do what buddi jeevi ?? Gadhe like you are reason why 85 crore Indians live on welfare today

[@sumedhsingh731]

​@@xxyz2023 lmao these people are so stupid that BJP can do the same as Kejriwal and they will think its a modi masterstroke.

[@venugopal5746]

I like how Shekhar tries to act neutral....but his words expose him of his selective journalism

[@adityachalla89]

Obviously After all, He was ex-NDTV

[@motei1853]

@@adityachalla89 he spent decades at indian express guess your selective brains don't see that

[@panzerofthelake506]

He is a right wing libertarian, he's not a fan of any party in India because they are all quasi socialist.

[@adwaitjoshi5406]

Sounds like damage control for AAP delivered by Shekhar. To announce this is a character assassination when a person has literally been sent to jail for corruption is downright outrageous

[@fallingintofilm]

by this logic Amit Shah was in jail for murder lol. Lets not say nonsensical things. There is a difference between custody and conviction.

[@bharatdave6288]

​@@fallingintofilmWhether licker gate was genuine or not but Shishmahal is an example of extravaganza.

[@manishmehta9736]

When Mr Gupta says BJP kept Kejriwal and team in jail, it smells of serious bias ... Was't it Supreme Court that was handling the case and providing judgements ?? Such open bias creates credibility issues 😢😢

[@sankalp6872]

Former PM Manmohan Singh, Sheila Dixit, and Arun Jaitely would be smiling from heaven at this episode. Kejriwal is getting a taste of his own medicine - Hyperbole, Hypocrisy, and his trademark "shoot and scoot." Kudos to both INC and BJP. Their efforts might not be enough to dislodge him, but the "Brand Kejriwal" audit was long due.

[@orunabho]

Daru ghotala king, will do anything in power to stay in power.

[@Hysb730napr7]

Kejri is the more hypocritical corrupt person ever.

[@orunabho]

Time to move Indian Capital out of Delhi to somewhere in Madhya Pradesh. And just an unelected municipality managing it.

[@nitishmehta7329]

Mr. Gupta sir, you being a very political correct reporter... how you can say that " they kept kejriwal in jail" last time I checked we live in democracy and not banana republic. Time of video 1.22 to 1.30 min. I guess viewers think that this is biased and prejudiced reporting.

[@adwaitvikramsingh8277]

You missed Mayawati, she was a single person party. No real ideology only caste. She was the cofounder of BSP and post VP Singh. Kanshiram was more a mentor, she was the face from Day 1.

[@bharatdave6288]

She never was pan India party. Her party had already of influence adjoining UP. In case of Kejriwal he has committed vote bank across India who would vote for him. While all these I am die hard Kejriwal hater.

[@nameisbondjagatprakashbond4891]

​@@bharatdave6288 Does AAP and Arvind Kejriwal still has diehards, even if a few, across the country? Maybe when the AAP was newly formed and IAC movement had still some semblance in young minds, but now I think AAP gets whatever vote it gets beyond Delhi and Punjab is because of being an alternative for people who are fed up of their states' conventional parties.

[@adwaitvikramsingh8277]

@@bharatdave6288 boss, please google. BSP was winning seats in 1990 and 2000’s in Rajasthan, Karnataka, Punjab, MP, Kashmir, Haryana, Bihar, Chhattisgarh. Check out seats and vote percentage in the states. Much better performance than Kejriwal in non core states also. All this under Mayawati. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bahujan_Samaj_Party

[@blackjacka5350]

😂😂😂 I think AAP has parked advertisements funds, SG is promoting very well…

[@rakeshkapur8004]

UNDOUBTEDLY MODI IS THE BEST PRIME MINISTER OF INDIA SINCE INDEPENDENCE AS WELL AS THE GREATEST MAN OF 21ST CENTURY. HARD WORK, WILL POWER AND DEDICATION LEAD TO SURE SUCCESS. THEY CAN CONQUER WHO THINK THEY CAN. FORTUNE FAVORS THE BRAVE

[@frommars-sl8iv]

Delhi is becoming a complex zone of politics. Most of Muslims are going to congress party,while Brand kejriwal will get own vote bank. Both voters are from same block so the division will give boost to BJP. Even BJP can make govt in Delhi for the first time.

[@niteshjain7728]

@@frommars-sl8iv first of all bjp has made government in Delhi before REMEMBER Madan Lal Khurana and Saheb singh Verma . Yes I do think Congress will reclaim some of its vote Wich AAP TOOK away, wich will help Bjp.

[@orunabho]

Time for INC to dump the useless Communist parties. How does it help INC is questionable. INC should move into centre right, dump the appeasement politics and caste politics, make itself the rightful challenger to BJP Else it will have to learn to be in the opposition for decades

[@devbali-q6f]

center right can never beat right. left beats right.

[@Unknown-h7m2o]

BJP itself is centre right.. They should become completely left..as in democracy we need different opinions and ideology..

[@panzerofthelake506]

​​@@devbali-q6f "wrong beats right" 😂😂 Maybe learn from Manmohan Singh and put your socialist madness to rest. The INC ruined Manmohan's legacy by forcing socialist policies in his name.

[@panzerofthelake506]

​@@Unknown-h7m2o BJP needs to abandon it's semi socialist ideology and become purely right-libertarian

[@jaikarmishra]

Why does The Print not take their flagship program Cut the Clutter viewers seriously. Frequently posting videos after mid night is just not done. And its unlikely that they are shot so late. Someone needs to take tough decisions about this.

[@Imdeepmind]

I think they release the episode first for the members

[@ThePrintIndia]

Thank you Jaikar. We are guilty as charged. The fault is all mine as I record too late in the day…mostly after finishing all off the day’s other work and then cleaning my mind. I should be the one cleaning up my act. It’s an ongoing effort, I promise you..shekhar

[@BharatThatIsIndia]

We just lost Shri Manmohan Singh ji today. As he said in his last press conference that History will be kinder to him. And I think History already started doing that with him. I think he was the most influential person in last 50-60 years in India. Influential in the sense that his impact of common Indian people life is far greater,bigger and +ve than anyone else. He has done great things for India. His last 2-3 years were not good as PM but it was more congress than his mistakes. Salute to the respetbale person he was always been. Rest in Peace Sir

[@lastleaf5282]

Ppl don’t hate MMS the person or Finance minister but as a PM he allowed being dictated by Gandhi family and NAC - an unconstitutional setup by Congress hence demeaning post of PM . Facts are facts - one is free to choose or make . own opinion

[@nottooharsh-e5q]

Dr Manmohan singh had brought real acche din and modi only brings godi media and jumla

[@ArjunPrasadZ007]

​@@nottooharsh-e5q Yeah ache din was there when Kasab was on Mumbai.

[@doleshsao6808]

Under him and gandhi parivaar majority couldn't even afford toilets Provw me wrong 😂😂😂😂

[@nottooharsh-e5q]

@@doleshsao6808 they still cant, prove me wrong

[@rickyabraham2220]

As usual top of the line episode!!!

[@narayanans2636]

Can we expect a cut the clutter on the state of the world and outlook for 2025

[@ro.ma.n]

Why doesn't Sekhar analyse the weaknesses of the Vishwaguru like this😂 Apparently tye Vishwaguru is invisible to his eyes or Sekhar is Enamoured by the Vishwaguru's divine presence. BS journalism.

[@xxyz2023]

95percentEDcases on opposition

[@pardeeptandon]

AAP and congress fought against each other in Haryana and Punjab still India alliance is in tact so why they can’t fight against each other in Delhi

[@mg.f.9023]

Ruling party is working hard toward establishing an oligarchy, with no room for any opposition ever. Like Russia.

[@sankalp6872]

The ruling party in Delhi is AAP, and it has been in power for two consecutive terms. This time, they even hold mayorship. BJP has been in the opposition with a 38% vote share. Sure, the BJP should let AAP just walk into the corridors of power, or else it's Oligarchy. Sure, facts be damned. Nevertheless, the fault is not yours. Democracy is "out of syllabus" for a Madrasah school of stupidity alma mater.

[@xxyz2023]

Delhi has half rule. Other half is under union govt via governor

[@sumedhsingh731]

​@@sankalp6872right, why did Modi pass the Delhi Services act ? To help AAP? Cmon dude dont be this dumb 😂

[@sankalp6872]

@@sumedhsingh731 If an elected AAP Govt is so helpless and, by extension, so USELESS. It would be DUMB to vote for AAP. It would be smart to vote for the BJP.

[@panzerofthelake506]

For the first 40 years of the country the congress single handedly ruled most of the country. The Gandhi family ruled for three generations (four if RaGa somehow becomes PM). And not to mention how this family was forced into power without any democratic accountability. But sure BJP is tyrannical.

[@niteshjain7728]

For sure delhi is a rich city but please note this cross subsidies have started forcing the rich people, industry and businesses to move out to noida and Gurgaon. Soon Delhi will be just a big slum. The growth of Delhi has taken a big hit and there is no new job creation.

[@aritrodasgupta2019]

I don't see any contradiction in Kerala. The BJP isn't yet as strong, and so the main contest is between the INC-led UDF & the CPIM-led LDF. When the top two are from the same national alliance, there is little sense in having a regional alliance, as automatically the 3rd best would gain vote share and maybe seats as well. Same goes with PB, where the fight is mainly between the AAP & INC. BJP also has 'friendly fights' in several NE states with NDA partners like NPP, NPF & JDU. In fact the JDU has contested all over the country against the BJP and the latter has responded by gobbling up JDU MLAs post-election, even while being in alliance. Arunachal is a key example.

[@rajx7120]

Amidst the politics, everyone is forgetting that Delhi's population is exploding, with high pressure on civic amenities. Instead of spending freebies that are enjoyed by migrant voters, we should use that money to develop a city in UP/Bihar, so that these migrants can stay closer home. That way development will be distributed and Delhi will have breathing space.

[@shivankaryan7661]

Sir China recently tested A 6th gen fighter jet I as a citizen of india feel very low about What to do to make the country as powerful as china in terms of economy and r&d

[@hirenbafna]

BJP has been opposition from 1998. Their vote share is between 33% to 39% in VS. I fail to understand why do we have New Delhi VS & then we have Municipal corporation. Is Delhi VS itself a replica of Municipal corporation.The Budget of Delhi is 70K cr & that of BMC is 60K cr. BMC provides much better services in terms of water, public transport etc. They can be better. Point I fail to understand is the Journalist never question the rulers about 1. What did you do for Transport? 2. What did you do about water? etc. If some one has done well they will win if not then they will be thrown out.

[@BSMurthyauthorspeak]

So, BJP kept Kejriwal, Manish Sisodia et al in jail! LoL.

[@JEEVANMARATHE]

School will not deny to indian citizen not outsiders... I don't know why journalists like this vanish the boundaries... If you are indian then and then only the rules apply to you as indian. Foreigners have different set of rules than Indians. I think either they deliberately ignore this fact or they don't want people to get this. I don't know the reason behind it.

[@bhagwandasprajapati1797]

Supposed to have spent? What is the joke ! Has he not done it ?

[@manjulashanmugasundaram706]

"Going to get much much uglier", is there a hidden message beyong Delhi elections?

[@krunaldesai4438]

Even now Delhiets can't understand Khujliwali party...not even God can save them. Vote Congress if someone is anti bjp but Kejriwal must be banished

[@motei1853]

In all this people are getting nothing. BJP is busy dismantling AAP hook or crook doesn't matter if it effects peoples lives and AAP is busy in defending the territory by whatever it takes !!

[@Muthurasu9]

What's IndiA alliance? Basics.

[@pavanteja4085]

15:00 delhi is national captial so it will not br lack of funds but city state is not applicable to any state capital

[@satishvennelakanti]

Amazing the delhi based journalists and media houses desperately rooting for Kejriwal. They have given up hopes on Rahul Gandhi .. They use Rahul Gandhi for sensationalism and using kejriwal to get back into the reckoning .. All these Internet Media house will desperately back Kejriwal with the hope if he come to power they will go in for a public issue with their Media outfits and trot happily to the bank .. Modi will never give them that pleasure

[@nsr1519]

Congress used to take/receive bribe from officials/businessmen but aap bribes people openly n their hardcore cadres directly/ indirectly. In both cases, system is at loss in long term.

[@akashsur2351]

Walk the talk with Manmohan Singh

[@BASANTSHOREWALA]

Lutyen media still want congress in delhi😂😂😂😂 even though they don't have any poster campaign in delhi. Paid reporter still want to revive congress😂😂😂😂

[@LikeDeep-q6w]

AAP will win Delhi elections 2025. It will win around 60-65 seats.

[@orunabho]

Can "promised freebees" as part of party manifesto be abolished dyring elections.

[@teja6373]

Its funny how people are so concerned about financial implications of our country due to freebies but when bjp does the same in mp mh etc its all sunshine and blossom 😂 kejriwal promised literally the same scheme of eknath sinde but somehow when its done in Maharashtra its ok but wnen the same is promised in delhi its a financial suicide 😂

[@RakeshSharma-nt9wh]

Shekar sir, we request you to do a clutter on Amit Shah's clip on Babasaheb. Give your comments whether he has insured Baba Ambedkar or this is another fake narrative like "samvidhan badal denge"

[@horrorjournal]

AAP 👎

[@bhagwandasprajapati1797]

He will do with all women what he has done to Swati maliwal

[@BharatThatIsIndia]

We just lost a Manmohan Singh ji today. As he said in his last press conference that History will be kinder to him. And I think History already started doing that with him. I think he was the most influential person in last 50-60 years in India. Influential in the sense that his impact of common Indian people life is far greater,bigger and +ve than anyone else. He has done great things for India. His last 2-3 years were not good as PM but it was more congress than his mistakes. Salute to the respetbale person he was always been. Rest in Peace Sir

[@mayankhb]

He could have resigned at any time in those 3 years but he did not. Why? He was the best Finance Minister but one of the worst Prime Ministers in UPA 2.

[@gunner0077]

​@@mayankhbHarshad Mehta scam happened during his time as finance minister with some involvement of other ministers. If he was the best and strongest finace minister such a big scam should have been prevented.

[@kalaichelvannadarajan5299]

👍🏻👍🏻💕👌

[@reeteshanand2507]

What nonsense by this so called journalist Shekar.. he is biased as always.. I used to believe him when there was only one channel.. All lies . Stopped believing him..

[@Nationalist27-d4d]

Are you blind?

[@rukmanikridshnan6338]

Boring analysis

[@kushajagarwal9761]

I think the BJP's strategy is going to blowback big time. Prople see that Kejriwal ie trying hard, but the central government always tries throwing spanner in the works. First by putting him in jail, then by issuing notifications against the welfare schemes etc. the sympathy factor would play into AAP's tally and i feel their vote share will further go up.

[@sharath20501]

AAP should loose

[@usaindia2024]

Paid Journo forgot to mention that the same claims were made by AAP in Punjab - not delivered. Forgot that the water quality is so bad, AAP owner (Furziwal) had himself accepted that he didn't delivered on any promises he made in 2014 and then in 2019... shame on you... sold journos working for soros are worst for the nation and world.